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A-Rod in Mexico City on same weekend as Madonna
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Madonna, Alex Rodriguez in Mexico City
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Space shuttle Endeavour lands in California
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Space shuttle lands in Calif. after 16-day mission
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Space shuttle Endeavour finishes 16-day mission
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Space shuttle glides to safe landing in California
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Orphan of slain rabbi in Mumbai lands in Israel
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Raul Castro attends first beatification in Cuba
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Refugees from Bhutan settle in Pittsburgh
Southern Ledger - December 1, 2008
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Global News Archive for May 2005:
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Exit Polls in Britain Show Blair Winning With Reduced Majority
Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain was returned to power for a record-setting third consecutive term, according to exit polls...
New York Times - May 5, 2005
9 Afghan Soldiers Killed in Renewed Raids by Insurgents
The ambush today in southern Afghanistan was the worst single attack by insurgents against the newly trained Afghan National Army...
New York Times - May 5, 2005
Abbas Facing Challenge as Palestinians Vote in Local Elections
Palestinians staged local elections today in 84 towns and villages, with Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement facing a challenge from Hamas...
New York Times - May 5, 2005
Key seats
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BBC News - May 5, 2005
Results night in pictures
Some of the best images from election night as Tony Blair bids to win an historic third term for Labour...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Ex-smokers told to 'weight watch'
The health benefits of quitting smoking are reduced if too much weight is gained, experts warn...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Internet piracy pair facing jail
Two men convicted of being involved in a huge, global computer software piracy network will be sentenced on Friday...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Singer Collins battling MRSA bug
Singer-songwriter Edwyn Collins is being treated for the MRSA 'superbug' contracted after surgery...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
First results: Your views on the election
The first constituency results of the 2005 general election have been declared. Send us your comments...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Live results in detail
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BBC News - May 5, 2005
Russia denies Baltic 'occupation'
Russia rejects the charge it illegally annexed the Baltic republics in 1940 ahead of WWII celebrations next week...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
US refuses arrest blunder damages
A Bristol pensioner arrested at gunpoint by the FBI is told he will not receive any compensation...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Polls shut as election race ends
Voting in the general and local government elections ends, with reports of brisk business in some areas...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
First Scots seat falls to Labour
The Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency is the first in Scotland to declare its election result...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Labour fears Blaenau Gwent defeat
Indpendent Peter Law is on course to win Labour's safest Welsh seat, overturning a 19,000 majority...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
No blame in fatal Canada sub fire
The Canadian Navy finds no-one could have seen a fatal fire on a ex-Royal Navy submarine...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Colombia hands over US soldiers
Colombia hands over to the US two American soldiers suspected of selling weapons to paramilitary groups...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Jackson witness denies any abuse
The first defence witness appears at Michael Jackson's trial and denies he was molested by the singer...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Afghan fighting 'leaves 70 dead'
US forces say 70 people - most of them insurgents - have been killed in two clashes in Afghanistan...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Demotion for Abu Ghraib commander
A US brigadier general who was in charge of the Iraq prison at the centre of the abuse scandal is demoted...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Exit poll suggests Labour victory
A BBC exit poll suggests Tony Blair is heading to an historic third term in power, but with a reduced 66-seat majority...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Britons Go to Polls as Blair Hopes for a Third Successive Term
Polls today gave Prime Minister Tony Blair a lead, but most analysts expected a slimmer margin of victory than in the last vote...
New York Times - May 5, 2005
At Least 26 Are Killed in Attacks Targeting Iraqi Security Forces
In an echo of Wednesday's blast, a bomber hit an army recruitment center in Baghdad, and several policemen died in other attacks...
New York Times - May 5, 2005
Mixed Results for Abbas in the Struggle to Calm Gaza
The Palestinian leader's efforts to put some authority in the Palestinian Authority have been marked by one-step-forward, one-step-backward results...
New York Times - May 5, 2005
Killing - NHS trust fined £28,000
An NHS trust is fined for its part in the death of a mental health nurse at the hands of a schizophrenic patient...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Microsoft shares spare technology
Microsoft is licensing out its spare technology from its research and development arm to start-up firms...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
'Savage killer' jailed for life
A man who ferociously tortured to death a homeless widower he thought was a paedophile, is jailed for life...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
NI electorate casts vote at polls
Voting is under way in Northern Ireland for the Westminster and local government elections...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Probe launched into postal votes
An investigation is under way into postal votes in the Aberdeen South constituency, BBC Scotland learns...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Votes cast to choose 40 Welsh MPs
Polling stations open for over two million people in Wales to finally have their say after a month of general election campaigning...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Two foreigners kidnapped in Haiti
A Russian and an Indian have been seized in Haiti, a spokesman for the UN mission there is quoted as saying...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Burqa trap set for terror suspect
Pakistani agents dressed in burqas caught a top al-Qaeda suspect by ambushing his motorbike, police tell the BBC...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Football: Reds denied Euro place
The FA confirms the top four teams from the Premiership will qualify for next season's Champions League...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
F1: BAR plan to fight ban
BAR are 'appalled' at their two-race ban but say they have not given up hope of racing this weekend...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
'Babies in attics' search widens
Police questioning a former nurse after the remains of up to three babies were found in attics, search a third house...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Jackson's lawyers seek acquittal
Michael Jackson's team are to seek to have the charges against him dropped as his child abuse trial resumes...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
March of Living marks Holocaust
Thousands of people walk between Auschwitz and Birkenau, 60 years after the death camps were liberated...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Banned dye in more products
Thirty-five products are withdrawn from sale because they have been found to contain a banned dye...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Life sentence for jeweller killer
A teenager convicted of murdering Nottingham jeweller Marian Bates is sentenced to life in prison...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Voters decide on next government
Voters have been deciding the fate of thousands of would-be MPs as they go to the polls in the general election...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Sculpture breaks auction record
A little-known sculpture by Romanian Constantin Brancusi fetches $27.4m (£14.4m) at auction...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Should there be age restrictions for healthcare?
Government advisers have suggested that patients should be refused treatment because of their age in some cases. Do you agree? Send us your comments and experiences...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Voting begins in 40 Welsh seats
After a month of political campaigning, voters in Wales finally have their say as polling stations open...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Breakthrough in free trade talks
Key World Trade Organisation members agree a compromise on farm tariffs which could push free trade talks forward...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Vote under way in local elections
Polls are taking place across many parts of England for local authority seats...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Launch rehearsal for shuttle crew
The crew of the Discovery space shuttle board the vehicle for a launch countdown rehearsal...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
NI electorate goes to the polls
People in NI are going to the polls to vote in the Westminster and local government elections...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Scotland's voters go to the polls
Polling stations across Scotland are open as the first votes are cast in the general election...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Berlusconi renews support for US
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says the US bears some blame for an agent's death, but ties remain close...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Israel inquiry over teen deaths
An Israeli army commander is suspended after troops shot dead two Palestinian teenagers during a protest...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
India launches two new satellites
India launches two satellites, aimed at putting every Indian household on the map and helping ham radio operators...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Cricket: Tremlett wins call-up
Uncapped Hampshire seamer Chris Tremlett is named in England's new 25-man development squad...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Football: Euro place decision
The FA is set to rule that Liverpool must finish fourth in the Premiership to qualify for the Champions League...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Sudanese demand death for editor
Angry Sudanese crowds demand the death penalty for an editor over an article on the Prophet Muhammad...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Vietnam PM plans first US visit
Vietnam's Prime Minister Phan Van Khai is set to become the first leader to visit the US since the Vietnam War...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Bicycle chosen as best invention
Listeners to Radio 4's You and Yours programme have voted the humble bike as their number one invention...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Britain's voters heading to polls
Tony Blair and Charles Kennedy cast their votes as millions go to the polls in 645 constituencies across the UK...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Man in court over double murder
A 26-year-old man appears in court charged with the double murder of his fiancée and 18-month-old daughter in Cornwall...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Blast strikes UK consulate in US
At least one blast hits the UK consulate in New York, shattering windows but causing no injuries...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Judge Tosses Out Abuse Plea After the Ringleader Testifies
The court martial of Pfc. Lynndie R. England, accused of abusing naked Iraqi detainees, was declared a mistrial...
New York Times - May 5, 2005
Pakistan Reports Arrest of a Senior Qaeda Leader
President Bush called Abu Faraj al-Libbi's arrest a "critical victory in the war on terror," but counterterrorism experts were skeptical...
New York Times - May 5, 2005
As Britain Votes, Tight Races for Older Voters Hold the Key
Some in Britain sense that older people are far more likely to determine the outcome of Thursday's election than the young...
New York Times - May 5, 2005
Pentagon Analyst Charged With Disclosing Military Secrets
The analyst is accused of giving data about possible attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq to workers of a pro-Israel lobbying group...
New York Times - May 5, 2005
Bush Phones Italy's Leader as Ire Lingers Over Killing
President Bush repeated condolences and proclaimed the agent "a heroic servant of Italy and esteemed friend of the United States."...
New York Times - May 5, 2005
60 Kurds Killed by Suicide Bomb in Northern Iraq
A terrorist group said the attack was retribution for the involvement of Kurdish troops fighting insurgents alongside the U.S...
New York Times - May 5, 2005
Parents saving for school costs
UK parents are saving more than £250m a month to help pay for their children's education, a survey shows...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Electric car speed record attempt
A British-built car aims to take the official land speed record for an electrical vehicle...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
US Iraq audit reveals major flaws
US civilian authorities in Iraq are unable to account for nearly $100m earmarked for rebuilding, auditors say...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Rover workers' families in rally
Up to 1,000 former MG Rover workers and their families are to take part in a rally outside Longbridge...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Man 'to face Omagh charges'
A 35-year-old man is to face murder charges over the Omagh bomb, which killed 29 people in Northern Ireland...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Jackson prosecution wraps up
The prosecution in the Michael Jackson trial rests its case after more than two months of testimony...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Football: Uefa blow for Liverpool
Uefa says it would not allow Liverpool to enter the Champions League as holders next season...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Restrict NHS aid 'on age grounds'
Patients should be refused treatment because of their age in some cases, government advisors say...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Menopause delay 'a possibility'
Human eggs have been developed from ovarian stem cells for the first time, US researchers have revealed...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
Many killed in Baghdad violence
At least 19 people are killed in two attacks targeting security forces in the Iraqi capital Baghdad...
BBC News - May 5, 2005
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